Counseling offered after the death of Waynesboro student Suzanne Andrew

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Jan 18, 2013 at 10:45 AMJan 18, 2013 at 12:06 PM

Waynesboro Area Senior High School students and staff are coming to terms with the death of 10th-grader Suzanne Andrew.

By Nancy Mace/The Record Herald

WAYNESBORO — Waynesboro Area Senior High School students and staff are coming to terms with the death of 10th-grader Suzanne Andrew.

"The thoughts and prayers of our school community go to the family at this time," Principal Chris Dennis said Thursday.

Students were informed of her death yesterday during advisory period, which is prior to lunch.

Additional counselors were brought to the high school Thursday, according to Dennis, and are available today, even though there is no school. Students will not return to school until Tuesday because of a scheduled break.

Details about the student's death have not been released.

Washington Township police investigated an expiration off Airport Road in Rouzerville Thursday morning, but would not confirm or deny if it was Andrew.

"We're not releasing any additional information at all," said officials at the Washington Township Police Department.

Letter on website

"Students are being offered grief counseling at this difficult time, and district officials are urging parents to communicate with their children," said a letter on the school district's website and that also was given to high school students at the end of the day Thursday, Dennis said. Parents also received the news through the district's automated phone message system.

"We made additional links — resources for families — available if kids need additional opportunities to talk through feelings and reactions," he added.

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